Alerts Archive: January 2009
These postings are provided to help publicize the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Action alerts, Aesthetics, England, Environment, Fundraisers, Publications •
Source: Rochdale Observer
Monsters on the Moorland: Rochdale band competition
“The unique moorland landscapes of the Pennines are under threat like never before. If developers have their way, much of the North’s precious uplands will be covered by a new breed of massive wind turbines towering over 400 feet high and all in the name of saving the environment! Watergrove Reservoir.” Please click here to see a diagram of how tall these wind farms really are. “The Pennine peat has been storing carbon dioxide for millions of years and ripping . . .
Wind Turbine Noise
Residents inside this industrial wind farm in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin were told that noise from the turbines wouldn’t be a problem with a setback of 1000 feet. The Meyer family who live near the town of Byron, in Fond du Lac County Wisconsin tell us differently.
Wind turbine ad
The scale of modern industrial wind turbines merits thoughtfulness regarding zoning ordinances.
Letter: Request for Province-Wide Moratorium and Comprehensive Health Study
To: The Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure To: The Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Health and Long Term Care To: The Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment To: The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario RE: Request for Province Wide Moratorium and Comprehensive Health Study The controversy of whether turbines and wind farms produce adverse health effects continues to arise almost exclusively from the lack of current statistically reliable and accurate data. As well, those that . . .
Action alerts, Aesthetics, Energy, Grid, Meetings, Vermont •
Source: Paul Kenyon
VPIRG pushes wind at meetings about shutting down Vt. Yankee
Last night [Jan. 22] I attended a meeting of our local energy awareness group at which VPIRG [Vermont Public Interest Research Group] presented their arguments for the dismantling of Vt. Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt. VPIRG was pushing their energy vision for Vt. without power from the nuke plant and wind power, commercial wind power almost entirely, making up 20% of the power of the new Vt. The VPIRG presenter is a young guy apparently traveling around the . . .
Action alerts, Advertisements, Economics, New York, Petitions, Videos •
Source: Coalition for the Preservation of the Golden Crescent and the Thousand Islands Region
Opposition of PILOT for Upstate NY Power Corporation
Background (Preamble): Upstate NY Power Corporation has applied for a PILOT as of October 5, 2009. The requested a decision not later than December 31, 2009 to allow their project financing to be completed. They also stated that they are under a strict deadline to allow their construction to start and reach a certain percentage completion, to qualify for 30% Federal subsidies from the Stimulus Fund. The application has not provided sufficient details about their financial strength, and actually refuses . . .
NYSEG insert printed "using 100% renewable wind energy"
Energy East, RGE, NYSEG & Iberdrola have been printing this at the bottom of their monthly inserts for several months. I wonder how their printers receive only industrial wind generated electrons as they state their inserts are “printed with soy ink on recycled paper, using 100% renewable wind energy”. [The fact is, the printer gets exactly the same electricity from the grid as its neighbors do.]
